Deck

See also: deck and déck

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch dek. Borrowed via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German Deck and hence with a plural in -s (Dutch uses dekken). The older Low German form is preserved in Verdeck. Cognate with English deck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛk/

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Noun

Deck n (genitive Deckes, plural Decks or Decke)

1. deck (of a ship or boat)

Usage notes

• The normal plural is Decks. The form Decke is rare.

Derived terms

• Achterdeck
• Hinterdeck
• Oberdeck
• Schiffsdeck
• Unterdeck
• Vorderdeck

See also

• Gedeck

Further reading

• “Deck” in Duden online